Twin end necktie



July 22, 1941. J. A. HlRscl-l TWIN END NECKTIE Filed sept. 18, 1959Patented July 22, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TWIN END NECKTIEJulius Arthur Hirsch, Chicago, Ill.

Application September 18, 1939, Serial No. 295,424

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in neckties and a method ofmaking the same, and has for its main object to produce a necktie of thefour-in-hand type which is equipped with twin ends and is reversible toexpose the outer face of either one of the twin ends selectively at thefront of the tie and which is equally adapted for easy manipulation byleft handed and right handed persons and which possesses otheradvantages hereinafter particularly pointed out.

The invention, insofar as it includes a method of construction, havingfor its object to produce the necktie of this invention at low cost andwithout sacrifice of any of the advantages incident to neckties of thetype aforesaid as heretofore constructed.

A suitable embodiment of the invention is i1- lustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Fig. l is a rear view in elevation of acompleted neck tie constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a View in elevation of the neck tie when partially completed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary viewsimilar to Fig. l

showing the connected parts of the structure as shown in Fig. 2 disposedin position preparatory to turning the tie inside out to bring the partsinto the position of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear View of the completed necktie shown in Fig.1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail sectional view on an enlarged scale,taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a detail cross section View on an enlarged scale taken on theline 6-6 of Fig. 3.

Fig. '7 is a detail cross sectional view on an enlarged scale, taken onthe line 1-1 of Fig. 1.

In the manufacture of the neck tie of this invention,` two pieces offabric A and B, respectively, are cut to proper pattern and are securedtogether by stitching along the line C, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with theterminal portions of said line being shown at the points C-I and C-Z inFig. 4.

After cutting the end portions A and B of the tie, the latter are foldedonce upon the line D shown in Fig. 2 to bring the opposite side edges toalignment with each other.

Strips of lining fabric E and F, respectively, are then secured by meansof stitch chains G and H, respectively to the last-named edge portionsof the end portions A and B, respectively, one of said lining stripsbeing secured to the upper face of the end portion A and the other beingsecured to the lower face of the end portion B. The narrower ends of thelining strips become opposed to each other and spaced from each other'atthe middle of the structure, it being understood, of course, that theparts A and B are inverted 0r reversed from the position in which theywill appear in the completed tie.

The stitch chains G and H extend only through a portion of the length ofeach of the lining strips with their ends spaced from the ends of saidlining strips, the ends of the threads of said stitch chains G and Hbeing left of sufficient length to be passed through a needle and passedthrough the lining strips from the ends of said stitch chains, by loosehand stitching, to the respective ends of the lining strips, as loosestitching serves the dual purpose of preventing the machine stitchchains from unravelling and also affords the advantages incident toloose stitching with respect to enabling the lining strips to adjustthemselves easily and properly to the fabric against wrinkles ordisplacement.

The stitch chains G and H are spa-ced from the free edges of the endportions A and B of the structure, and after said lining strips havebeen secured in place, as above described, a notch or slit I, is cutinto the said free edges of the tie fabric between the opposed ends ofthe lining strips to a, depth substantially equal to the distance ofthestitch chain G and H from the free edges of the end portions A and B.

It will be understood that the folds D are not pressed, but are loose sothat after the lining strips have been secured in place, as aforesaid,the whole tie, so far as completed, is manipulated to cause both liningstrips to be disposed on the same face of the tubular structureconsisting of the fabric of which the ends A and B are made, anddisposed with their side edges equidistant from the side edges of saidend portions A and B as particularly shown in Fig. 3. When turned fromposition of Fig. 2, illustrated in Fig. 5, to therposition of Fig. 6, itwill be noted that the free edge portions of the end portions A and Bbecome oppositely disposed upon the face of the tubular structure towhich said lining strips are secured. Thus the free edge portions of theend portion B will extend to the left of the stitch chain H, whereas,the free edge portion of the end portion A will extend to the right ofthe stitch chain G when the parts are disposed in the position of Figs.3 and 6. The slit or notch I permits this opposite extension orprojection of free edge portions of the end portions A and B asindicated at the middle of Fig. 3.

The structure is then turned inside out like a stocking and pressed, inthe usual manner, whereupon the lining strips E and F become disposedwithin the tie in proper position relatively to the side edge portionsof said tie to perform their proper functions.

The main reason for securing the lining strips to opposite faces of theinitial tubular structure shown in Fig. 2, is to cause the outermostwall portions of the tie along the rear portion or face of the latter tobe oppositely overlapped upon the companion portions of the rear wall asshown in Fig. l so that after the tie is knotted in the customary mannerthe outer or overlapping portion of the rear wall will be positionedsimilarly to the overlapped edge portion of the wearers shirt as isusual and customary as concerns the forward or outer end portion of theconventional four-in-hand tie.

In the latter the nether and usually hidden end portion of the knottedtie, which is narrower than the outer end portion, has the overlappedrear wall portions disposed reversely of the same p-ortions of the outeror exposed end portion of the knotted tie.

In the instant case it does not matter which of the two-end portions ofthe knotted tie is outermost since the overlapped rear wall portion ofthe said end will be positioned conventionally.

I claim as my invention:

1. A necktie comprising twin end portions and a neck-band connecting thesame, separate lining strips for the said resepective end portionsextending into said neck band and having their ends opposed to eachother within said neckband, each of Vsaid lining strips secured to saidrespective end portions and said neck-band by a stitch chain extendingalong the middle of said strip and through opposed edge portions of thematerial of the body of the tie in spaced relation to the free edges ofsaidrmaterial and thereby forming a tubular structure, there being anotch or slit in said free edges between the opposed ends of the liningstrips in the neck band extending to the line of said stitch chains.

2; A twin end necktie comprising two substantially equal strips ofmaterial secured together within the neckband of the tie, said stripsbeing initially disposed to exposed the reverse faces of said strips andbeing folded midway between their side edges with their overlapped freeedges disposed along one edge of the folded structure, two separatestrips lof lining material secured to the respective pairs of free edgesVby means of stitch chains disposed parallel with and spaced from saidfree edges thereby to join the latter, said respective lining stripsbeing disposed upon opposite faces of the respective end portions withtheir upper ends opposed to and spaced from each other at substantiallythe middle of the neck-band portion of the tie, there being a slit inthe free edge portions of the structure between the opposed ends of saidlining strips extending inwardly to the stitch chain line,'the resultingtubular reversed structure being adapted to be manipulated to cause saidlining strips to lie upon one face of said structure with said stitchchains disposed midway between the thin side edges of said tubularstructure, whereupon said structure may be reversed to expose theobverse face of the material with the free edg'e portions bordering thestitch-chain disposed in respectively opposed directions at oppositesides of said slit. 3. A necktie comprising twin end portions initiallyfolded midway between their ends with obverse faces opposed to eachother, a strip of lining material for each end portion, one of saidstrips overlapping in part the lower face of one end portion and theother overlapping in part the opposite face of the other end portion,stitching extending through the respective lining strips midway of theside edges thereof and through the free edge portions of said folded endportions, the upper ends of said strips being opposed to and spaced fromeach other and said stitching rendering the structure tubular, therebeing slits in the free edges of said tubular structure substantiallymidway between its ends, extending inwardly thereof a distancesuflicient to permit the free edge portions of the tubular structuredisposed outwardly of said stitching to be folded in opposite directionswithout forming a distortion, said tubuluar structure being adapted tobe manipulated. to bring the lining strips upon the same face of andmidway between side edges of said tubuluar structure preparatory toturning the latter to expose its obverse face.

4. The hereindescribed method of making neckties which consists in rstfolding a strip of fabric along a line substantially midway'of its sideedges with reverse face of the strip disposed outwardly, then securingstrips of lining fabric, respectively, to opposite sides of therespective end portions of the folded strip by stitching extendingthrough the lining strips midway between the side edges of the latterand through opposed free edge portions of the folded strip substantiallyparallel with and spaced from the said free edges, disposing said liningstrips so that their upper ends are slightly spaced from each other,then cutting a slit in said free edges at a point between the upper endsof the lining strips extending inwardly a distance substantially equalto the spacing of the stitching from said free edges, then manipulatingthe resulting tubular structure to cause said stitching to becomedisposed midway between the side edges of the tubular structure and saidlining strips to become disposed upon one facerof the latter with theirside edges substantially aligned with the side edges of said structure,then pressing the tubuluar structure and turning the same to cause theobverse face thereof to be exposed and the linings disposed within thestructure with the free edge portions of the latter extending inrespectively opposite directions at opposite sides of said-slit.

J. ARTHUR HIRSCH.

